Download presentation
Presentation is loading. Please wait.
Published byMonica Anthony Modified over 9 years ago
1
WWI and Propaganda An Introduction
2
Propaganda: Formal Definitions Information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc. Material disseminated by the advocates or opponents of a doctrine or cause: wartime propaganda. Dictionary.com Information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc. Material disseminated by the advocates or opponents of a doctrine or cause: wartime propaganda. Dictionary.com
3
Put Another Way… A way of manipulating people using images and words to achieve a desired affect or outcome Propaganda clouds reality and gets in the way of clear and honest thinking A way of manipulating people using images and words to achieve a desired affect or outcome Propaganda clouds reality and gets in the way of clear and honest thinking
4
Purpose of Wartime Propaganda To recruit soldiers, either through a draft or voluntary enlistment To finance the war effort through sale of war bonds or new taxes To eliminate dissent and unifying the country behind the war effort To conserve resources- food, oil, steel- necessary to wage war To increase participation in organizations to support the war. To recruit soldiers, either through a draft or voluntary enlistment To finance the war effort through sale of war bonds or new taxes To eliminate dissent and unifying the country behind the war effort To conserve resources- food, oil, steel- necessary to wage war To increase participation in organizations to support the war.
5
Tools of Wartime Propaganda Demonization (aligns the enemy with evil) Emotional appeals Name-calling Patriotic appeals Half-truths and lies Catchy slogans Evocative visual symbols Humor or caricatures Demonization (aligns the enemy with evil) Emotional appeals Name-calling Patriotic appeals Half-truths and lies Catchy slogans Evocative visual symbols Humor or caricatures
6
WWI Examples Each of the nations which participated in World War One from 1914-18 used propaganda posters not only as a means of justifying involvement to their own populace, but also as a means of procuring men, money and resources to sustain the military campaign. (The following posters are from firstworldwar.com)
7
First, simply write what you see in your notes, then investigate how this is trying to “work” on its audience.
8
This poster appealed to immigrants who had come from Europe; it also encouraged everyone to “waste nothing” (so food could go toward the war effort).
9
Again, simply write down what you see, then try to investigate how this poster is making its appeal.
10
This poster shows someone who builds war materiel, one navy recruit, and one army recruit; it proposes that you also should join in the effort, and the Allies can’t lose.
11
Same routine - describe what you see, then try to identify how it aims to appeal to its audience.
12
Propaganda appeals on different levels. You don’t want to be seen as UN- patriotic, so you better sign that pledge!
13
Shocking? This is from Germany during WWI. What is going on here?
14
Appeal to Religion This poster, from Germany, shows an image of Jesus blessing German soldiers as they go off to war. Who are the “bad guys?”
15
Political Ideology Russia’s Communist Revolution pitted the working class against the wealthy minority. “Workers of the World, Unite!” encourages this poster. Read Marx if you are curious.
Similar presentations
© 2025 SlidePlayer.com. Inc.
All rights reserved.